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New species found in the deepest trench on Earth
The Mariana Trench - located in the Western Pacific near Guam - has been the focus of high-profile voyages to...
New technology makes tissues, someday maybe organs
A new device for building large tissues from living components of three-dimensional microtissues borrows on ideas from electronics manufacturing. The...
The computational framework for standardizing neuroscience data worldwide
Thanks to standardized image file formats—like JPEG, PNG or TIFF—which store information every time you take a digital photo, you...
Researchers Model the Mechanics of Cells’ Long-range Communication
Interdisciplinary research at the University of Pennsylvania is showing how cells interact over long distances within fibrous tissue, like that...
New technique reveals immune cell motion through variety of tissues
Neutrophils, cells recruited by the immune system to fight infection, need to move through a great variety of tissues. New...
Lost memories might be able to be restored
New UCLA research indicates that lost memories can be restored. The findings offer some hope for patients in the early...
New class of synthetic molecules mimics antibodies
A Yale University lab has crafted the first synthetic molecules that have both the targeting and response functions of antibodies....
Amputee puts limb system through its paces
A Colorado man made history at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) this summer when he became the...
Researchers Help Unlock Mystery of Skin’s Sensory Abilities
Humans’ ability to detect the direction of movement of stimuli in their sensory world is critical to survival. Much of...
German medics report on drug success for Ebola patient
German doctors on Friday gave details of how an experimental drug together with advanced intensive care helped save a Ugandan...
Lens-free microscope can detect cancer at the cellular level
UCLA researchers have developed a lens-free microscope that can be used to detect the presence of cancer or other cell-level...
How does prostate cancer form?
Prostate cancer affects more than 23,000 men this year in the USA however the individual genes that initiate prostate cancer...
Mutations prevent programmed cell death
Programmed cell death is a mechanism that causes defective and potentially harmful cells to destroy themselves. It serves a number...
Algorithm identifies networks of genetic changes across cancers
Cancers often involve far more than a genetic mutation acting alone. Multiple mutations, many of which are rare, may occur...
Protecting the brain
Neuroscience is a big field, populated by experts around the world. They search for treatments for people with brain and...
Cells build ‘cupboards’ to store metals
Lawrence Livermore researchers in conjunction with collaborators at University of California (link is external), Los Angeles have found that some...
How the brain can distinguish good from bad smells
Scientists from Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, have found that in fruit flies, the quality and...
Amount of mitochondrial DNA predicts frailty and mortality
New research from The Johns Hopkins University suggests that the amount of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) found in peoples' blood directly...
Thumbs-up for mind-controlled robotic arm
A paralysed woman who controlled a robotic arm using just her thoughts has taken another step towards restoring her natural...
‘Microlesions’ in epilepsy discovered by novel technique
Using an innovative technique combining genetic analysis and mathematical modeling with some basic sleuthing, researchers have identified previously undescribed microlesions...